Johnny Isakson: “before he leaves the floor, I thank the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, a physician himself, not just for his good…”

“before he leaves the floor, I thank the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, a physician himself, not just for his good remarks today but for his litany of good remarks throughout the debate on the Affordable Care Act. For 6 years he has been an outspoken voice for what is right for the American people and what the American people want, which is affordable, quality health care. I appreciate his contribution, not just to the debate today but to the debate we have had in the past and the one we are about to have in the future. He is right that we must come together--Republicans and Democrats alike--and make sure that the broken promises of the Affordable Care Act are fixed; that affordable, accessible, quality health care is available to the American people; that it is deliverable by private industry and by private and competitive free enterprise system; and that government mandates that force prices up and quality down go away. So I thank the Senator for his contribution and all the great work he does. He is not quite as old as I am, but he might like the movie I like, ``Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.'' There is a great line in ``Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' where they are sitting in a cave after having robbed a bank. Butch looks over at Sundance and says: ``Boy, I just love it when a plan comes together.'' Well, 6 years later, as we look back on the Affordable Care Act, the plan is unravelling. It is costing the American people more.…”